DNAinfo has identified the 4-year-old victim of this morning’s Upper West Side crash as Ariel Russo. Per DNA: Upper West Side neighbors of the grandmother described her and little Ariel as inseparable, taking frequent walks with one another. “The family went everywhere together. They were always together,” said Shirley Williams, the tenants association president of [...]

UPDATE 3:10 pm: 4-Year-Old Victim Identified As Ariel Russo It’s been about six hours since the tragic incident at Amsterdam & 97th this morning. Various news outlets are still reporting slightly different details, but this much is clear: A 4-year-old girl was killed and her grandmother seriously injured when they were struck by an SUV [...]

Scary scene on Broadway yesterday afternoon, where an SUV flipped over in the northbound lanes between 111th & 112th. MUW reader @COADYphD sent in the photo above along with this note: The woman driving had a cut on her forehead. People were helping others inside crawl out. It was around 4PM. Thankfully, it seems like [...]

A pair of “person vs. car” traffic accidents on the UWS over the weekend left a pizza delivery man seriously injured and a 75-year-old pedestrian dead. The fatality is being treated as a hit-and-run and police are searching for a suspect.

UPDATE 5/21: New details emerge; Victim apparently hurled himself from a moving taxi Not many details on this, but DNAinfo reports a 21-year-old man was struck by a car at Columbus & 72nd early this morning. The accident occurred around 5:00 am and the victim was taken to the hospital in “traumatic arrest.”

Scary photo from MUW reader Amy, who sent this in just a little while ago. The accident took place on Riverside Drive & 113th. No word on injuries, although @Breaking911 reports “all occupants out of the vehicle.”

Click for full-size photos Yet another taxi crash on the Upper West Side — the third in five days (previous coverage here & here). This most recent accident took place at Broadway & 86th last night, I think shortly after 8:00 pm.